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Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency

1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 330

Baltimore, MD 21230

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency is seeking an individual who will assist the Human Resources (HR) Director.

This position will serve as a HR Manager/Generalist and will supervise the day-to-day operation of the HR unit which provides all aspects of HR related duties such as Employee and Labor Relations, Training and Development, Compensation, Recruitment, Health and Retirement Benefits,  Family Medical Leave (FMLA), Risk Management, Policy Review, and HRIS processing.  This position will provide services to approximately 300 employees.

Assigns and reviews the work of the Agency’s HR staff performing personnel duties related to recruitment, employee/labor relations, staff development and training, health and retirement benefits, FMLA administration, worker’s compensation management, initiating and approving transactions in the Workday and JobAps systems. 

Interprets and applies various laws, regulations, and policies governing employees within the State Personnel Management System.

Counsels and renders expertise to management and executive staff and agency employees regarding personnel matters.  Assists managers in determining staffing needs and develops recruitment strategies.  Also processes and oversees recruitments within the computerized JobAps system while ensuring that recruitment activities are performed in accordance to applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Assesses, processes, and manages worker’s compensation cases.  Also conducts risk analysis and risk management related to the work environment for the Agency.

May be required to conduct step one grievance conferences, attend settlement conferences as the Agency’s representative, and testify at the Office of Administrative Hearings as the management representative.

Education: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Three years of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation.

Notes:

1. Professional HR management work in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification, salary administration, employee-employer relations, or test development and validation or as a generalist may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required education.

2. Paraprofessional personnel work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required education.  Paraprofessional personnel work is defined as work involving the application of public sector personnel procedures, policies, rules and regulations to specific employment actions.  Appropriate paraprofessional personnel experience includes responsibility for activities such as: preparing and maintaining employment records, calculating salaries, applying personnel-related rules and policies, preparing personnel-related reports, conducting employee orientation, counseling employees regarding benefits and obligations, and responding to inquiries concerning employment procedures.

3. Thirty graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the fields of HR/personnel administration, human resources management, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, psychology or a related field may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience.

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in human resources management classifications or human resources management specialty codes in the human resources management field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

Supplemental Questions must be completed in order to submit application.

Preferred qualifications:

Supervisory Experience

Experience using the Workday HRIS

Experience using the JobAps System  

Experience performing as a Benefits Coordinator

Limited to current State of Maryland employees only.

1. Employees in this classification are required to obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and in the functionality of the Statewide Personnel System from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, Department of Budget and Management within six months from the time of appointment to the position.  Employees are also required to obtain recertification every six months thereafter.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle.  Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Please be sure to provide sufficient and accurate information on your application.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider any information submitted after this date.

Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS  

Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the online or paper application.

Online application process is STRONGLY preferred. If online access is not available, applicants may submit a paper application and resume to:

Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency

Attention: Nathan Warfield, Human Resources Director

1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 330 Baltimore, MD 21230

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON APRIL 3, 2015.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.